Hampton Roads, Va. (November 22, 2016) – Senior Services’ Medicare benefits counselors will hold information and assistance events throughout Western Tidewater in December 2016 to assist Medicare-eligible individuals navigate Medicare and Medicare Part D. Assistance will also be available for those who are currently enrolled and may be eligible for the Part D Low-Income Subsidy “Extra Help” benefit.

These sessions are always free and open to the public. Appointments are not required unless specified. To make an appointment with a Medicare benefits counselor, please call Bonnie Dozier at 757-449-8706 as noted below.

The MedCare Access Medicare benefits counseling program, administered by Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia, serves residents of Franklin, Isle of Wight County, Southampton County and Suffolk.

Dates and locations are as follows:

Location: Smithfield Library

Address: 255 James St., Smithfield

Date: December 1

Time: 1-3 p.m.

Location: Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia

Address: 1705 N. Main St., Suffolk

Date: December 5

Time: 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Please call for more information

(Bonnie 757-449-8706)

Location: Franklin—Ruth Camp Campbell Memorial Library (Tentative)

Address: 280 N. College Drive, Franklin

Date: December 6

Time: 1-3 p.m.

Location: Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia

Address: 1705 N. Main St., Suffolk

Date: December 7

Time: 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Please call for more information

(Bonnie 757-449-8706)

Location: North Suffolk Library

Address: 2000 Bennett’s Creek Park Road, Suffolk

Date: December 8

Time: 1-3 p.m.

Location: Windsor Library

Address: 18 Duke Street, Windsor

Date: December 12

Time: 1-3 p.m.

Location: Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia

Address: 1705 N. Main St., Suffolk

Date: December 14

Time: 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Please call for more information

(Bonnie 757-449-8706)

Location: Smithfield Library

Address: 255 James St., Smithfield

Date: December 15

Time: 1-3 p.m.

Location: Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia

Address: 1705 N. Main St., Suffolk

Date: December 19

Time: 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Please call for more information

(Bonnie 757-449-8706)

Location: Franklin—Ruth Camp Campbell Memorial Library (Tentative)

Address: 280 N. College Drive, Franklin

Date: December 20

Time: 1-3 p.m.

Location: Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia

Address: 1705 N. Main St., Suffolk

Date: December 21

Time: 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

Please call for more information.

(Bonnie 757-449-8706)

Location: North Suffolk Library

Address: 2000 Bennett’s Creek Park Road, Suffolk

Date: December 22

Time: 1-3 p.m.

The MedCare Access program is funded by a grant from the Obici Healthcare Foundation.

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Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia is the regional not-for-profit organization that helps seniors and adults with disabilities live with choice and dignity in their communities. Its headquarters and satellite offices assist citizens in the cities of Chesapeake, Franklin, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk and Virginia Beach, and in Isle of Wight and Southampton counties. Programs and services include case management, in-home care, home-delivered meals, Care Transitions, wellness classes, I-Ride transportation, Medicare benefits counseling and more. In 2015, more than 7,780 people throughout the Southeastern Virginia region were served. To learn more about Senior Services, please call 757-461-9481, connect with us on Facebook or Twitter, or visit ssseva.org.

Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia is committed to ensuring that no person is excluded from participation in or denied the benefits of its services on the basis of race, color or national origin, as provided by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. For more information or to file a complaint, call us at 757-461-9481 or write SSSEVA c/o: Human Resource Director, 6350 Center Drive, Bldg. 5, #101, Norfolk, VA 23502. All complaints must be filed within 180 days of the alleged act.

For more information and links to Title VI complaint forms, click here.

Choose to help seniors in the Hampton Roads community when you give to the United Way at work. Write in Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia on your United Way "Combined Charities Campaign" form or #5065 on your "Commonwealth of Virginia" campaign form.